"Azerbaijan lives in a completely new situation and, of course, we must both keep pace with the processes unfolding in the volatile world and put forward many initiatives of our own," President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, APA reports.
"Therefore, the tasks ahead of us also change over the years. The priorities regarding today's development and future directions of our development are, of course, different from previous periods. It is no secret that the development and, at the same time, the security of each country today are determined by the technological capabilities of that country. Today, we see this in economic development, in the application of new technologies, and in the conduct of modern wars. Therefore, technological development should be our top priority. Of course, a great responsibility rests on Azerbaijani scientists here. Naturally, a great responsibility also rests on the Azerbaijani state to ensure that we apply this technological development to all areas of life so that our development is sustainable," the head of state stressed.